Clash at India Parliament

The India Parliament was rocked with protests and bruises on Thursday as Congress and other INDIA bloc MPs agitated against Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks against BR Ambedkar. 

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were among the INDIA bloc MPs who protested outside the Parliament. 

Meanwhile, the Bhartiya Janata Party also staged a counter-protest demanding Congress to apologise for insulting Ambedkar. 

The jabs were hurled by the BJP's Anurag Thakur and Bansuri Swaraj after they were rushed to the Parliament Street Police Station to file a complaint over injuries allegedly inflicted on two colleagues by Mr Gandhi.

The MPs - Pratap Sarangi and Mukesh Rajput - were "seriously injured" by Mr Gandhi, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju claimed, as the government and the opposition began the day with protests outside Parliament's Makar Dawar. In a sarcastic quip aimed at Mr Gandhi - who holds a black belt in Aikido, a Japanese martial art - he also said, "Have you learnt karate, kung fu, to beat other MPs?"

"Parliament is not a wrestling arena," he went on, demanding an apology from Mr Gandhi.
The Congress then filed a police complaint of its own.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, meanwhile, has reportedly spoken to Mr Sarangi and Mr Rajput, both of whom have been admitted to the ICU, or intensive care unit, of the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.

Source: Agencies